CN112845142B - Sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution and transferring method thereof - Google Patents

Sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution and transferring method thereof Download PDF

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CN112845142B
CN112845142B CN202110189895.8A CN202110189895A CN112845142B CN 112845142 B CN112845142 B CN 112845142B CN 202110189895 A CN202110189895 A CN 202110189895A CN 112845142 B CN112845142 B CN 112845142B
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The invention provides a sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution and a transfer method thereof, the sorting cabinet comprises a sorting cabinet body arranged in parallel with a parcel cabinet, an inner cavity of the sorting cabinet body is communicated with each parcel box arranged on the parcel cabinet, a parcel transfer mechanism used for receiving parcels thrown in by an unmanned aerial vehicle and a parcel inlet communicated with the inner cavity are arranged on the outer top wall of the sorting cabinet body, the parcel inlet is positioned at the transfer end of the parcel transfer mechanism, a parcel placing table which is right opposite to the parcel inlet and ascends and descends along the vertical direction is arranged in the inner cavity, a pushing mechanism used for pushing the parcels into the parcels is arranged on one side of the parcel placing table far away from the parcel boxes, a set of conveying system used for conveying the parcels is formed, the parcels sequentially pass through the transfer functions of the parcel transfer mechanism, the parcel inlet, the parcel placing table and the pushing mechanism and enter each parcel box, no mechanical arm is required to grab and position the parcels, the whole device is simple in structure, and the parcel is stably and effectively transferred.

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Sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution and transferring method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of logistics equipment, in particular to a sorting cabinet suitable for distribution of an unmanned aerial vehicle and a transferring method thereof.
Background
The unmanned aerial vehicle delivery mode can be a very important delivery mode in future life, can practice thrift the human cost in a large number, improves and dispatches efficiency, reduces the express delivery and loses the condition. At present, an automatic sorting express cabinet station suitable for an unmanned aerial vehicle distribution mode does not exist, an existing common express cabinet works in a mode that a courier places parcels needing to be distributed into the express cabinet one by one, the parcels are manually scanned and then sent to a receiver through an information platform, the operation process consumes time and labor, and the working strength is high.
Patent document CN106493084B discloses an express delivery cabinet and have express delivery transportation storage system of this express delivery cabinet, and it is equipped with lift unmanned aerial vehicle discernment board and fixed unmanned aerial vehicle discernment board, and lift unmanned aerial vehicle discernment board is for the part that can remove to cabinet internal portion, and lift unmanned aerial vehicle discernment board sets up the top through-hole department at the cabinet body. Fixed unmanned aerial vehicle discernment board is used for placing the goods that treat that unmanned aerial vehicle collects, and fixed unmanned aerial vehicle discernment board sets up at the top of the cabinet body, and to the work of goods vanning, still need adopt the manipulator as handling device, and the structure of manipulator is complicated, and it is comparatively difficult to utilize the manipulator to snatch the alignment work that the goods got into each parcel incasement moreover, can not avoid leading to the big, the complicated with high costs scheduling problem of structure in whole express delivery cabinet occupation of land space.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution and a transferring method thereof, which are used for solving the technical problems, are suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution, have simple structures, do not need manual participation and have high automation degree.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following scheme: the utility model provides a letter sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle delivery, includes the letter sorting cabinet body that sets up side by side with the parcel cabinet, the inner chamber and the setting of letter sorting cabinet body are in each parcel case that the parcel was cashier's office in a shop is linked together, be equipped with on the outer top wall of letter sorting cabinet body be used for receiving the parcel that unmanned aerial vehicle put in parcel transfer mechanism, with the parcel entry that the inner chamber is linked together, the parcel entry is located parcel transfer mechanism's transmission is terminal, it is just right to be equipped with in the inner chamber the parcel entry just places the platform along the parcel that vertical direction goes up and down, the parcel is placed the platform and is kept away from one side of parcel case is equipped with the advancing mechanism who is used for advancing the parcel case.
Preferably, the parcel placing table is provided with a first transverse conveyor belt for conveying parcels transversely, and the conveying direction of the first transverse conveyor belt is parallel to the arrangement direction of each parcel box.
Preferably, the first transverse conveying belt comprises a parcel placing area for placing parcels, and the pushing mechanism is fixed at a position, corresponding to the parcel placing area, on the first transverse conveying belt and moves synchronously with the parcel placing area.
Preferably, one side of each of the parcel boxes communicated with the inner cavity is flush, the first transverse conveying belt is close to the flush surface of each of the parcel boxes, and the propelling mechanism comprises a telescopic rod and a push plate, wherein the telescopic rod is parallel to the parcel placing area in the telescopic direction, and the push plate is fixed at the end part of the telescopic rod.
Preferably, the inner cavity is internally provided with a lifting mechanism for driving the package placing table to lift, and the lifting mechanism comprises a plurality of lifting parts uniformly distributed on the edge of the package placing table.
Preferably, the parcel inlet is sleeved with a parcel guide channel of a tubular structure, the parcel guide channel is vertically arranged on the inner side of the sorting cabinet, and the parcel placing table is right opposite to an outlet of the parcel guide channel.
Preferably, the parcel transfer mechanism is a second transverse conveying belt for transversely conveying parcels, a landing zone for placing parcels after the unmanned aerial vehicle stops is arranged on the conveying surface of the second transverse conveying belt, an unmanned aerial vehicle identification part facilitating the unmanned aerial vehicle landing position identification is arranged on the landing zone, and baffles for preventing the parcels from rolling off are arranged on two sides of the landing zone.
Preferably, the top of the sorting cabinet is provided with a laser sensor for acquiring a package structure, the laser sensor is aligned to the landing area, the package placing table is provided with a displacement sensor electrically connected with the laser sensor, and the package placing table is controlled by the displacement sensor to align the package box matched with the package structure according to a signal acquired by the laser sensor.
Preferably, a scanner for acquiring package order information is arranged at the top of the sorting cabinet, the scanner is aligned with the landing area, the unlocking mechanism of each package cabinet is electrically connected with the scanner, and the corresponding unlocking mechanism is opened by inputting the express order information.
The parcel transferring method of the sorting cabinet comprises the following steps:
s1, preparation before conveying: driving the parcel placing table to move upwards and close to the outlet of the parcel guide channel, driving the first transverse conveyor belt, and aligning the parcel placing area with the outlet of the parcel guide channel;
s2, receiving the package: the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the package stops on the landing area, places the package on the landing area and then flies away;
s3, information collection: after the unmanned aerial vehicle flies away, the laser sensor detects the packages on the landing area to obtain the structural information of the packages, and the scanner scans the packages to obtain the information of package orders;
s4, first transmission: driving a second transverse conveyor belt of the packages to convey the packages, wherein the packages are separated from the delivery tail end of the second transverse conveyor belt and fall into a package inlet, and then slide out of an outlet of a package guide channel and fall onto a package placing area;
s5, second transmission: driving a parcel placing table to descend according to parcel structure information acquired by a laser sensor so as to align the parcel placing table to a plane where a corresponding parcel box is located, driving a first transverse conveying belt to transversely convey parcels, and aligning the parcels to the parcel boxes with corresponding structures;
s6, package propelling: and (4) opening the pushing mechanism, and pushing the packages into the package box by a pushing plate on the pushing mechanism to finish the work of putting the packages into the box.
Compared with the prior art, the invention achieves the following technical effects:
first, be equipped with the parcel delivery mechanism who is used for receiving the parcel that unmanned aerial vehicle put in on the outer top wall of letter sorting cabinet body, the parcel entry that is linked together with the inner chamber, the parcel entry is located parcel delivery mechanism's transmission end, it places the platform just to the parcel entry and along the parcel that vertical direction goes up and down to be equipped with in the inner chamber, the parcel is placed the platform and is kept away from one side of parcel case and be equipped with the advancing mechanism who is used for advancing the parcel case, form one set of transmission system who is used for conveying the parcel, make the parcel pass through parcel delivery mechanism in proper order, the parcel entry, the parcel is placed the platform and advancing mechanism's transmission effect, get into each parcel incasement, need not to set up the manipulator again and snatchs the location to the parcel, whole device simple structure, transmission parcel is stable effective.
Second, parcel are placed the bench and are equipped with the first horizontal conveyer belt that is used for the horizontal transport parcel, and the direction of transfer of first horizontal conveyer belt is on a parallel with the array orientation of each parcel case, and when the parcel case was equipped with a plurality of side by side along transversely, place the platform at the parcel so and remove the back that targets in place along vertical direction, and carrying out the horizontal transport to the parcel at utilizing first horizontal conveyer belt, the setting of arranging in a large number so parcel case has guaranteed the whole validity of collecting the work of keeping in fast.
The third, the district is placed including the parcel that is used for holding putting the parcel to first transverse conveyor, and advancing mechanism fixes and corresponds the position department that the district was placed to the parcel on first transverse conveyor, and places district synchronous motion along with the parcel, and advancing mechanism places district synchronous motion along with the parcel, can place the district in the parcel promptly and aim at corresponding parcel case after, impels the parcel, need not to correspond each parcel case again and sets up the advancing mechanism of corresponding quantity, has further simplified the structure of whole letter sorting cabinet.
Fourth, each parcel case is leveled mutually with one side that the inner chamber is linked together, the parallel and level face of each parcel case is pressed close to first transverse conveyor belt, avoided when advancing the parcel case with the parcel, the condition that drops from the clearance between first transverse conveyor belt and the parcel case easily, advancing mechanism includes that flexible direction is on a parallel with the telescopic link that the district was placed to the parcel, fix the push pedal at the telescopic link tip, the push pedal has increased the propulsion face of stably advancing the parcel, advancing mechanism directly pushes into the parcel incasement by first transverse conveyor belt with the parcel, moreover, the steam generator is simple in structure, and is effective, need not to set up the device that lifts or snatchs the parcel again.
Fifth, be equipped with the elevating system that the platform goes up and down is placed to the drive parcel in the inner chamber, elevating system includes that a plurality of equipartition places the lift portion at a marginal in the parcel, and elevating system evenly encircles around the platform is placed to the parcel, can effectually avoid in the in-process that goes up and down, receives elevating system maldistribution, leads to the parcel to place the platform and take place phenomenons such as slope, and then leads to the fact the landing of parcel or can not effectively aim at the parcel case.
Sixth, the parcel entry has cup jointed the parcel guide way that is tubular structure, and the vertical setting of parcel guide way is inboard at the letter sorting cabinet, and the platform is just to the export of parcel guide way is placed to the parcel, and when the parcel was through parcel guide way, the parcel guide way carries out limiting displacement to it, avoids the parcel to take place to empty phenomenons such as in the transportation whereabouts in-process.
Seventhly, the package transfer mechanism is a second transverse conveying belt for transversely conveying packages, a landing area for placing the packages after the unmanned aerial vehicle stops is arranged on the conveying surface of the second transverse conveying belt, baffles for preventing the packages from rolling are arranged on two sides of the landing area, and the packages can be placed on the second transverse conveying belt accurately and stably.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of an express delivery cabinet;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the sorting cabinet;
FIG. 3 is a top view of a package placement table;
the system comprises a mounting box body 1, a package inlet 2, a second transverse conveying belt 3, a landing area 4, a receiver operation interface 5, a package box 6, a package guide channel 7, a pushing mechanism 8, a package placing area 9, a first transverse conveying belt 10, a sorting cabinet 11, a push rod 12 and a push plate 13.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The invention aims to provide a sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution and a transferring method thereof, which are used for solving the technical problems, are suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution, have simple structures, do not need manual participation and have high automation degree.
In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in further detail below.
Referring to fig. 1-3, the express delivery cabinet includes a parcel cabinet and a sorting cabinet 11, wherein the parcel cabinet and the sorting cabinet 11 are connected side by side to form an integral structure, the parcel cabinet is provided with a plurality of parcel boxes 6, the parcel boxes 6 are used for receiving or placing express, the parcel boxes 6 are stacked and placed and fixed on the parcel cabinet in sequence, this embodiment provides a sorting cabinet 11 suitable for distribution of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which includes a sorting cabinet 11 body juxtaposed with the parcel cabinet, an inner cavity of the sorting cabinet 11 body is communicated with each parcel box 6 arranged on the parcel cabinet, a parcel delivery mechanism for receiving parcels thrown by the unmanned aerial vehicle and a parcel inlet 2 communicated with the inner cavity are arranged on an outer top wall of the sorting cabinet 11 body, the parcel delivery mechanism can be a conveyor belt or a push rod 12, the parcel inlet 2 is located at a delivery end of the parcel delivery mechanism, utilize transmission band or push rod 12 etc. to transmit the parcel to or push parcel entry 2, be equipped with in the inner chamber just to parcel entry 2 and along the parcel of vertical direction lift and place the platform, the structure of preferred parcel and the cross section looks adaptation of inner chamber place the platform, or set up the baffle etc. that prevents the parcel and drop on the parcel places the platform, accept the parcel that falls into from parcel entry 2, and can avoid the parcel to place the bench from the parcel and drop, one side that parcel placing platform kept away from parcel case 6 is equipped with the advancing mechanism 8 that is used for advancing the parcel into the case, the quantity of preferred advancing mechanism 8 and the quantity looks adaptation of parcel case 6, and then after the parcel aligns each parcel case 6, can impel it into the case with corresponding advancing mechanism 8, thereby form one set of transmission system that is used for conveying the parcel, make the parcel pass through parcel transfer mechanism in proper order, parcel entry 2, platform and advancing mechanism 8's transmission effect is placed to the parcel, gets into each parcel case 6 in, need not to set up the manipulator again and snatchs the location to the parcel, has also avoided the manipulator to cause extrusion damage etc. to the parcel snatching the in-process, whole device simple structure, and the transmission parcel is stable effective.
As shown in fig. 2, for adapting to the parcel boxes 6 that are arranged horizontally, and then guarantee the horizontal transmission work of the parcel, the parcel placing table is provided with a first horizontal conveying belt 10 for conveying the parcel horizontally, the conveying direction of the first horizontal conveying belt 10 is parallel to the arrangement direction of each parcel box 6, under the driving action of the first horizontal conveying belt 10, the parcel boxes 6 with different parcel transmission positions along the horizontal distribution position are aligned with the parcel transmission, preferably, the parcel placing table sets up a driving roller and a driven roller respectively along the front side and the rear side of the horizontal conveying direction, the first horizontal conveying belt 10 is of an annular structure, so as to move back and forth under the driving of the driving roller and the driven roller, the conveying surface of the first horizontal conveying belt is under the supporting action of the parcel placing table, so as to realize the maintenance of the vertical position of the parcel, when the first horizontal conveying belt is set up alone, the parcel is deformed downwards under the action of the weight, and then the parcel boxes 6 that the parcel can not be aligned with the horizontal arrangement can not be aligned with the parcel boxes 6, so that when the parcel boxes 6 are arranged horizontally side by side, so as to be arranged, so as to guarantee the quick effectiveness of collecting and arranging the whole parcel boxes.
As shown in fig. 2, for reducing the setting of pushing mechanism 8, simplify the structure of whole sorting cabinet 11, first horizontal conveyer belt 10 places district 9 including the parcel that is used for holding putting the parcel, pushing mechanism 8 fixes and to correspond the parcel on first horizontal conveyer belt 10 and place the position department of district 9, and place district 9 synchronous motion along with the parcel, pushing mechanism 8 places district 9 synchronous motion along with the parcel, namely can place the district 9 after aiming at corresponding parcel case 6 at the parcel, push the parcel forward, need not to set up the pushing mechanism 8 of corresponding quantity again to each parcel case 6, whole sorting cabinet 11's structure has further been simplified, preferably, parcel is placed district 9 and is the self-expanding structure who sets up on first horizontal conveyer belt, the structure of similar multistage telescopic link, it is the structure of multistage expansion plate, and then can paste under the effect from expanding and contracting, make pushing mechanism 8 can be convenient in the propelling parcel case 6, need not to guarantee that each parcel case 6 is used for connecting one side of sorting cabinet 11 and form the column structure, parcel is placed district 9 and can be pressed close to the edge of corresponding parcel case 6 under the effect from expanding, so the design of parcel case can be used for the length of parcel case is more applicable to be used for the enlarged parcel case.
As shown in fig. 3, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the side of each parcel box 6 communicated with the inner cavity is level, the first transverse conveyor belt 10 is close to the level surface of each parcel box 6, so as to avoid the situation that the parcel is easy to fall from the gap between the first transverse conveyor belt 10 and the parcel box 6 when being pushed into the parcel box 6, the pushing mechanism 8 comprises a telescopic rod with the telescopic direction parallel to the parcel placing area 9 and a pushing plate 13 fixed at the end of the telescopic rod, the pushing plate 13 increases the pushing surface for stably pushing the parcel, so as to ensure the stability of the pushing process, the pushing mechanism 8 directly pushes the parcel into the parcel box 6 through the first transverse conveyor belt 10, the structure is simple and effective, and no device for lifting or grabbing the parcel is required.
As shown in fig. 2, a lifting mechanism for driving the parcel placing table to lift is arranged in the inner cavity, the lifting mechanism comprises a plurality of lifting parts uniformly distributed at the edge of the parcel placing table, the lifting mechanism uniformly surrounds the parcel placing table, so that the phenomenon that the parcel placing table inclines and the like due to uneven distribution of the lifting mechanism in the lifting process, and further the parcels slide down or cannot be effectively aligned with the parcel box 6 can be effectively avoided.
As shown in fig. 1-2, a parcel guide channel 7 of a tubular structure is sleeved on a parcel inlet 2, the parcel guide channel 7 is vertically arranged inside a sorting cabinet 11, a parcel placing table is opposite to an outlet of the parcel guide channel 7, when a parcel passes through the parcel guide channel 7, the parcel guide channel 7 performs a limiting effect on the parcel, and the phenomenon that the parcel falls down in the transportation process is avoided, the preferred guide channel 7 is formed by connecting four limiting plates, wherein the limiting plate far away from one side of a parcel transmission mechanism is movably arranged along the width direction of the guide channel 7 so as to ensure that the parcel guide channel 7 is enlarged or reduced in real time, the preferred limiting plate which is movably arranged is connected with a driving mechanism, before the parcel falls into the parcel inlet 2, the movably arranged limiting plate is close to the opposite limiting plate, a gap structure capable of clamping the parcel is formed between the limiting plate and the limiting plate, when the parcel is clamped on the gap structure, the movably arranged limiting plate moves outwards gradually so as to enlarge the gap structure between the limiting plate, the limiting plate can stably maintain the vertical structure of the parcel, the parcel falls down onto the parcel placing table, the preferred parcel placing table can be lifted to be attached to the outlet of the guide channel 7 so as to avoid the phenomenon that the parcel falls down to a greater degree.
As shown in fig. 1, parcel transfer mechanism is the second transverse conveyor belt 3 of transverse conveyance parcel, be equipped with the landing zone 4 that is used for placing the parcel after unmanned aerial vehicle parks on the transport face of second transverse conveyor belt 3, be equipped with the unmanned aerial vehicle discernment portion that makes things convenient for unmanned aerial vehicle to rise and fall position recognition on landing zone 4, it needs to explain, unmanned aerial vehicle discernment portion indicates the discernment portion that is used for unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out the position recognition that rises and falls, unmanned aerial vehicle discernment portion can have special shape or structure through the setting, make unmanned aerial vehicle look over in order to obtain this position through the scanning, perhaps can set up sensor device or other parts that have the identification nature in the unmanned aerial vehicle discernment portion, so that unmanned aerial vehicle can accurately find this position rapidly. Because its need be convenient for the berth of unmanned aerial vehicle, so unmanned aerial vehicle identification portion need have the plane of being convenient for to shut down. The two sides of the landing zone 4 are surrounded by baffles that prevent the packages from rolling off, to avoid the packages from sliding off the second transverse conveyor 3.
As shown in fig. 1-2, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sorting controller is disposed on the sorting cabinet 11, a laser sensor for acquiring a package structure is disposed on the top of the sorting cabinet 11, the laser sensor is aligned with the landing zone 4 to detect a package placed on the landing zone 4, and after acquiring structural information thereof, the information is transmitted to the sorting controller, a displacement sensor electrically connected to the laser sensor is disposed on the package placing table, and according to a signal acquired by the laser sensor, the sorting controller controls the package placing table to ascend and descend and the first horizontal conveyor belt to move, and controls the package placing table to align with the package box 6 adapted to the package structure through the displacement sensor. Preferably, the top of sorting cabinet 11 is equipped with the scanner that acquires parcel single number information, the scanner is aimed at landing zone 4, in order to scan the parcel of placing at landing zone 4, acquire its parcel single number information, give sorting controller with information transmission, the unlocking mechanism of each parcel cabinet is connected with the scanner electricity respectively, be equipped with addressee operation interface 5 on the parcel cabinet, through being used for inputing express delivery single number information on addressee operation interface 5, sorting controller control opens corresponding unlocking mechanism, make the case lid of parcel case 6 open, it is preferable for avoiding scanner and laser sensor to receive external interference such as rain, it is preferable to set up installation box 1 at sorting cabinet 11 top, install scanner and laser sensor in installation box 1, only need to aim at landing zone 4 with both.
The parcel transferring method of the sorting cabinet comprises the following steps:
s1, preparation before conveying: driving the parcel placing table to move upwards and close to the outlet of the parcel guide channel 7, driving the first transverse conveyor belt 10, and aligning the parcel placing area 9 with the outlet of the parcel guide channel 7;
s2, receiving the package: the unmanned aerial vehicle stops on the landing area 4 with the package, places the package on the landing area 4, and then flies away;
s3, collecting information: after the unmanned aerial vehicle flies away, the laser sensor detects the packages on the landing area 4 to obtain the structural information of the packages, and the scanner scans the packages to obtain the information of the package order;
s4, first transmission: the second transverse conveying belt 3 is driven to convey the packages, the packages are separated from the transmission tail end of the second transverse conveying belt 3 and fall into the package inlet 2, and then the packages slide out of the outlet of the package guide channel 7 and fall onto the package placing area 9;
s5, second transmission: according to the information of the package structure acquired by the laser sensor, driving the package placing table to descend to align the package placing table to the plane of the corresponding package box 6, driving the first transverse conveying belt 10 to transversely convey the package, and aligning the package to the package box 6 with the corresponding structure;
s6, package propelling: and (3) opening the pushing mechanism 8, pushing the packages into the package box 6 by a pushing plate 13 on the pushing mechanism 8, and finishing the work of putting the packages into the box.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
The principle and the implementation mode of the invention are explained by applying a specific example, and the description of the embodiment is only used for helping to understand the method and the core idea of the invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, the specific embodiments and the application range may be changed. In view of the above, this summary should not be construed as limiting the invention.

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1. The sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution is characterized by comprising a sorting cabinet body arranged in parallel with a parcel cabinet, wherein an inner cavity of the sorting cabinet body is communicated with each parcel box arranged on the parcel cabinet, a parcel transfer mechanism used for receiving parcels thrown in by an unmanned aerial vehicle and a parcel inlet communicated with the inner cavity are arranged on the outer top wall of the sorting cabinet body, the parcel inlet is positioned at the transfer end of the parcel transfer mechanism, a parcel placing table which is right opposite to the parcel inlet and ascends and descends along the vertical direction is arranged in the inner cavity, a pushing mechanism used for pushing the parcels into the parcels is arranged on one side, far away from the parcel boxes, of the parcel placing table, a first transverse conveying belt used for transversely conveying the parcels is arranged on the parcel placing table, the first transverse conveying belt comprises a parcel placing area used for placing the parcels, the pushing mechanism is fixed on the first transverse conveying belt at a position corresponding to the parcel placing area and synchronously moves along with the parcel placing area, a sorting controller is arranged on the sorting cabinet, a laser sensor is arranged at the top of the sorting cabinet, the laser sensor is arranged on the parcel placing table and is electrically connected with a lifting control platform, and a lifting control mechanism used for controlling the parcel placing table and a lifting control mechanism for controlling the parcel lifting control of the parcel placing table; the top of letter sorting cabinet is equipped with the scanner that acquires parcel odd number information, the scanner is aimed at the landing zone to can be to placing the parcel in landing zone is scanned, acquires its parcel odd number information, gives the letter sorting controller with information transmission, and the unlocking mechanism of each parcel cabinet is connected with the scanner electricity respectively.
2. Sorting cabinet adapted for distribution by unmanned aerial vehicles according to claim 1, characterised in that the direction of transport of the first transverse conveyor belt is parallel to the direction of alignment of the individual packets.
3. The sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the parcel boxes is flush with a side of the inner cavity, the first transverse conveyor belt is close to a flush surface of each of the parcel boxes, and the pushing mechanism comprises a telescopic rod with a telescopic direction parallel to the parcel placement area and a push plate fixed at an end of the telescopic rod.
4. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a plurality of lifters evenly disposed at an edge of the parcel placement platform.
5. The sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution of claim 1, wherein the parcel inlet is sleeved with a parcel guide channel in a tubular structure, the parcel guide channel is vertically arranged inside the sorting cabinet, and the parcel placing table is opposite to an outlet of the parcel guide channel.
6. The sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution according to claim 1, wherein the parcel delivery mechanism is a second transverse conveying belt for conveying parcels transversely, a landing area for placing parcels after the unmanned aerial vehicle stops is arranged on a conveying surface of the second transverse conveying belt, an unmanned aerial vehicle identification part facilitating unmanned aerial vehicle landing position identification is arranged on the landing area, and baffles for preventing the parcels from rolling off are arranged on two sides of the landing area in a surrounding mode.
7. The sortation cabinet adapted for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution of claim 1, wherein said laser sensor is aimed at said landing zone.
8. The sorting cabinet suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle distribution of claim 1, wherein a scanner for acquiring information of parcel orders is arranged at the top of the sorting cabinet, the scanner is aligned with the landing zone, the unlocking mechanism of each parcel cabinet is electrically connected with the scanner, and the corresponding unlocking mechanism is unlocked by inputting information of express delivery orders.
9. A package transfer method using a sorting cabinet suitable for distribution by unmanned aerial vehicles according to claim 1, comprising the steps of:
s1, preparation before conveying: driving the parcel placing table to move upwards and close to the outlet of the parcel guide channel, driving the first transverse conveyor belt, and aligning the parcel placing area with the outlet of the parcel guide channel;
s2, receiving the package: the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the package stops at the landing area, places the package on the landing area and then flies away;
s3, collecting information: after the unmanned aerial vehicle flies away, the laser sensor detects the packages on the landing area to obtain the structural information of the packages, and the scanner scans the packages to obtain the information of package orders;
s4, first transmission: driving a second transverse conveyor belt of the packages to convey the packages, wherein the packages are separated from the delivery tail end of the second transverse conveyor belt and fall into a package inlet, and then slide out of an outlet of a package guide channel and fall onto a package placing area;
s5, second transmission: driving a parcel placing table to descend according to parcel structure information acquired by a laser sensor so as to align the parcel placing table on a plane where a corresponding parcel box is located, driving a first transverse conveying belt to transversely convey parcels, and aligning the parcels to the parcel boxes with corresponding structures;
s6, package propelling: and (4) opening the pushing mechanism, and pushing the packages into the package box by a pushing plate on the pushing mechanism to finish the work of putting the packages into the box.
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